Leonardo has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to support trials of the BriteCloud 55 expendable active decoy (EAD) on the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Typhoon aircraft, the company ...

Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) has been selected by the US Department of Defense for evaluation by the US Air National Guard (ANG), the company announced on 13 May. The ANG will ...

The Expendable Active Decoy will be tested on US F-16s after the recent tests on Italian Tornados and Danish F-16s. The U.S. Air Force’s Seek Eagle Office has approved Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 ...

NAVAIR is planning to acquire Active Expendable Decoys with a 2″x1″x8″ form factor from Leonardo UK, hinting at the system being the BriteCloud 218 countermeasure. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command ...

BriteCloud’s appeal lies in its combination of compact size and advanced signal processing. At its heart is Digital Radio Frequency Memory, or DRFM, technology that captures hostile radar pulses, ...

The RAF is working to deploy BriteCloud 55 on its Typhoon fleet before the platform receives its new Smart Stores Dispenser. Interest in the Leonardo BriteCloud decoy system is growing around the ...

The U.S. Air National Guard will test Leonardo's BriteCloud expendable active decoy. (Leonardo) The U.S. Air National Guard is set to test next-generation decoy technology that was originally designed ...

Leonardo is confident of scoring new business for its BriteCloud air-launched active decoy technology, after recent tests involving unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), and with a capability trial pending ...

June 8 (UPI) --A more compact version of Leonardo's BriteCloud decoy system for fast jets has been launched following trials with Danish F-16 fighter aircraft. BriteCloud 218 is 2-by-1-by-8 inches and ...

Leonardo has launched a more powerful version of its BriteCloud decoy jammer optimised for use during the self-protection of medium and large transport aircraft. "Currently in the final stages of ...